(77) I found corn meal. I had a biscuit tin of the stuff and had asked the Doc to tie up a box of arsenic. Thus, the result of not checking up. I could not make up the rat skins, so skin- ed them out and used salt + ashes on the hide. These are the first specimens of the large bush rat taken since I have been out in the field. The natives quote two kinds - one a ground dweller and the other arboreal. Both eat fruit, roots, and are vegetarian like the phe! ayer. The ground species is the larger. Their coats were thick, iris brown with a hudge to the eyeball like the possum, long whiskers & sharp teeth. The tail is quite strong and has a slight prehensile ability. The natives kai- kai them like the possum and often con- duct little hunts for them with bows + arrow and dogs. They promised to get more. Also put up the duck since it is the first one taken. I feel discouraged. March 1 - Parpako! has a "charley-horse" this morning and decides he cannot climb. So - Mukwarapkin, Eropawia warrior will "look out along me." We reached this village - Mukikekow, a few hours walk up a lazy grade and our friend refused to go any further. The kankas higher up were not friendly, "savvy make fight - savvy no they alon